Uyazi yini nge-"Tungiasis," isifo sesikhumba esikhathazayo esibangelwa yizimpukane zesihlabathi? Ake sixoxe!

Wake waphawula ukuthi kukhona indilinga encane emhlophe emlenzeni wakho, ikakhulukazi ezinyaweni zakho noma phakathi kwezinzwane zakho, enechashazi elimnyama phakathi? Kungase kube ukulunywa noma ubuhlungu. Uma kunjalo, kungaba yisifo sesikhumba esibizwa ngokuthi "i-tungiasis." Lokhu kubangelwa yi-sand flea encane egqobhoza esikhumbeni sakho bese ibeka amaqanda. Ungakhathazeki, sizoxoxa ngakho ngokuningiliziwe.

Kuyini i-Tungiasis?

Kalula nje, i-Tungiasis yisifo sesikhumba esibuhlungu nesilumayo esibangelwa yizimpukane zesihlabathi zesifazane ezimba esikhumbeni, lapho zibekela khona amaqanda. Uzobona isilonda esimhlophe nesiyindilinga esinamachashaza amancane amnyama phakathi. Lokhu kuvame ukuvela emilenzeni, njengasematheni ezinyawo, ezithendeni, naphakathi kwezinzwane. Kodwa-ke, zingavela noma kuphi emzimbeni.

Cabanga nje, lesi sifo saqala ukubikwa ngawo-1500! Amanye amalungu eqembu likaChristopher Columbus nawo athola i-Tungiasis ngemuva kokuphahlazeka komkhumbi esiqhingini saseCaribbean eHaiti.

Ubani lo mhluzi wesihlabathi?

Amagama esayensi ezintwala zesihlabathi ezibangela i-Tungiasis yi-`(Tunga penetrans)` kanye ne-`(Tunga trimamillata)`. Abizwa nangamanye amagama, isibonelo:

• "Bicho del pie" - lokho kusho into efana "nesibungu emlenzeni."
• Izinambuzane ze-Chigoe
• Ama-Jigger
• I-Nigua
• I-Pico

Akudingeki ukhumbule wonke la magama, kodwa abantu abaningi bayazi uma uthi "i-sand flea".

Ikuphi le nhlobo yesihlabathi?

Asiziboni lezi zintwala zesihlabathi ezikhethekile yonke indawo eSri Lanka. Njengoba igama lazo lisho, lezi zintwala zithanda izindawo ezinesihlabathi, njengezilwandle. Zingaphila nasenhlabathini efudumele neyomile emapulazini nasezibayeni zezilwane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezi zintwala zingahamba zisuka kwenye indawo ziye kwenye ngokubambelela eboyeni bezilwane.

Esikhathini esidlule, lawa ma-sand flea ayetholakala kuphela eWest Indies naseCaribbean, kodwa manje atholakala nasezindaweni ezishisayo nezishisayo:

• I-Afrika
• I-India
• i-Latin America
• IPakistan

I-Tungiasis ivame kangakanani?

Abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-20 emhlabeni wonke basengozini yokuthola i-tungiasis. Ivame kakhulu kubantu abangenazicathulo, ezindaweni zasemakhaya, emadolobheni akude, nasemadolobheni amancane emadolobheni amakhulu. Ivame kakhulu kubafana abaneminyaka ephakathi kwemi-5 nengu-14, nakubantu abadala. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi izingane ezingu-8 kwezingu-10 ezihlwempu ezihlala ezindaweni lapho kukhona khona ama-sand flea zizohlushwa i-tungiasis.

Kungani i-Tungiasis ikhula?

Ungathola i-tungiasis ngokuxhumana ngqo nezimpukane zesihlabathi phansi, noma ngokuthinta uboya besilwane esinezimpukane zesihlabathi. Lezi zimpukane zivame ukutholakala ezilwaneni ezifana nezingulube, izinkomo, izinja, amakati, namagundane. Futhi,Le nhlobo yesihlabathi incane kakhulu, asikwazi ngisho nokuyibona ngamehlo ethu.

Into ebalulekile ukuthi izimpukane zesihlabathi zesifazane kuphela ezilungele ukubeka amaqanda ezibangela i-Tungiasis. Izimpukane zesihlabathi zesilisa nazo zimunca igazi lethu, kodwa njengoba zingenawo amaqanda okuzibekela wona, azibhobozi esikhumbeni, ngakho-ke azibangeli i-Tungiasis.

Kwenzeka kanjani ngempela lokhu?

Kulungile, ake sibone ukuthi lokhu kusebenza kanjani. I-sand flea yesifazane iyaluma futhi igwinye imbobo encane esikhumbeni sakho, i-epidermis. Bese idlula kulowo mbobo iye ongqimbeni lwesibili lwesikhumba sakho, i-dermis. Iqala ukumunca igazi emithanjeni yegazi lapho. Igazi lakho yilokho elikudingayo ukuze lenze amaqanda alo. I-sand flea iphefumula ngaleyo mbobo esikhumbeni sakho.

Ichashazi elimnyama phakathi kwesiyingi esimhlophe okungenzeka ukuthi uyalibona lingemuva le-sand flea engene esikhumbeni. Yilapho amaqanda aphuma khona.

Ngale ndlela, i-sand flea ingaphila ngaphakathi kwesikhumba sakho cishe amasonto ayisithupha. Iphuza igazi lakho futhi ikhule namaqanda. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, ingabeka amaqanda angaba yi-100. Lawo maqanda aphuma emgodini wesikhumba awele phansi. Ngemva kokubeka amaqanda, i-sand flea iyafa bese isuswa lapho isikhumba sakho siphuma.

Ngemva kwezinsuku ezingaba zine, amaqanda awele phansi ayachanyuselwa abe yizibungu. Adla izinto eziphilayo esihlabathini noma enhlabathini. Bese kuthi izibungu zibe yizimpukane, futhi ngemva kwamasonto angaba mane, zibe yizimpukane zesihlabathi ezikhule ngokugcwele. Lawo mampukane yiwo abuya ukuzofuna abantu bese eqala ukumunca igazi.

Ziyini izimpawu zalokhu?

Ama-sand fleas awakwazi ukugxuma kakhulu. Yingakho evame ukubhoboza esikhumbeni ezinyaweni zakho, phakathi kwezinzwane zakho, ezithendeni zakho, noma ngemuva kwemilenze yakho. Uma i-sand fleas yesifazane ingena esikhumbeni sakho okokuqala, ungase ungayizwa. Kodwa ngemva kokuba ibhoboze esikhumbeni sakho, uzobona indilinga emhlophe, njengendandatho noma iso le-sparrow, enechashazi elimnyama phakathi. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, njengoba i-sand fleas idla igazi futhi ikhula namaqanda ayo, lelo chashazi elimnyama nalo liyakhula.

Lokhu kulimala kungabonakala kanje:

• Iklwebheka kahle kakhulu.
• Kukhona nobuhlungu.
• Kungase kube bomvu.
• Kungase kuvuvuke futhi kuqine.

Yiziphi izinkinga ezingabangelwa yilokhu?

Abantu abane-tungiasis basengozini enkulu yokuthola izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ezinkulu ezivela ezinambuzaneni ezigxumela esikhumbeni nasekuklwebheni. Lezi zifo zingaholela ekukhubazekeni kwemilenze okungapheli kanye nokungakwazi ukuhamba.

Ezinye izinkinga ezingaba khona yilezi:

• Ukutheleleka kwegazi ngamagciwane (`(Bacteremia)`), okungaholela ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu njenge-`(Septicemia)` kanye ne-`(Sepsis)`.
• I-cellulitis ukutheleleka kwesikhumba okubangelwa ukulunywa yizinambuzane.
• I-Gangrene (ukufa kwezicubu).
• I-Tetanus (ukutheleleka ngamagciwane okuthinta isimiso sezinzwa futhi okungaba yingozi empilweni).

Ukubona kanjani lokhu?

Izisebenzi zezempilo ezisebenza ezindaweni lapho i-tungiasis ivame khona zingasithola lesi sifo ngokuhlola isikhumba. Eqinisweni, abantu abaningi abahlala ezindaweni ezinjalo bayazi nge-tungiasis futhi bayayibona uma beyithola.

Odokotela bakuphatha kanjani lokhu?

Udokotela wakho angase asebenzise i-forceps noma inaliti ehlanzekile ukususa i-sand flea esikhumbeni. Njengoba i-sand flea ivuvukele egazini, kungadingeka ukusikwa okuncane (ukususwa) ukuze kususwe i-sand flea ngokuphelele.

Ezinye izindlela zokususa izimpukane zesihlabathi yilezi:

• Ukusebenzisa umuthi wokulwa nezibungu, i-wax ejiyile, noma ijeli enxebeni kuzoyibulala i-sand flea.
• I-Cryotherapy ibulala izimpukane zesihlabathi ngokuqandisa izicubu zesikhumba.

Ingabe lokhu kungelashwa ekhaya?

Cha, ungalokothi wenze lokho! Uchwepheshe wezempilo oqeqeshiwe kuphela okufanele azame ukususa i-sand flea engene esikhumbeni, esebenzisa imishini ehlanziwe.

Ezindaweni lapho ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kungatholakali kalula noma kubiza kakhulu, abantu ngezinye izikhathi basebenzisa imishini engahlanjululwe ukwelapha ama-sand fleas. Ngezinye izikhathi, imishini efanayo isetshenziselwa ukwelapha abantu abaningana emndenini noma edolobhaneni.

Lezi zindlela ezingaphephile zingaholela ku:

• Izimpukane zesihlabathi zingaqhuma ngaphakathi kwesikhumba, okubangela ukutheleleka ngamagciwane.
• Ukusebenzisa imishini engahlanjululwe kungasakaza izifo ezifana `(Hepatitis B)`, `(Hepatitis C)`, kanye `(HIV/AIDS)`.

Ungasinda kanjani kulokhu?

Uma uya endaweni lapho i-tungiasis ivame khona, unganciphisa ingozi yakho ngokwenza okulandelayo:

• Gqoka izicathulo ezivalwe ngokuphelele.
• Gqoka amasokisi amboza amaqakala akho.
• Gqoka amabhulukwe amade.
• Gwema ukuhamba ngezinyawo ungagqokile izicathulo ngangokunokwenzeka.
• Ungafaka isibulala-zinambuzane samakhambi `(Zanzarin®)` (isibulali-zinambuzane esikhethekile njengalesi) emilenzeni yakho kabili ngosuku. Lokhu kunganciphisa ingozi ye-tungiasis. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthola lokhu kwelashwa.
• Kwamanye amazwe, uhlobo oluhlukile lwesibulala-zinambuzane lufuthwa phansi ukuze kubulawe izimpukane zesihlabathi.

Kuzokwenzekani uma lokhu kwenzeka? Ingabe abantu abaningi bazolulama?

Iningi labantu abane-tungiasis liyalulama ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, ubuhlungu nokulunywa kuze kube yilapho izimpukane zesihlabathi zifa kungaba yinto engakhululekile neze. Ezindaweni ezimpofu ezingenakho ukunakekelwa kwempilo okuhle, izifo ezibangelwa i-tungiasis zingakhubaza futhi zisongele nokuphila.

Kufanele ngimbone nini udokotela?

Uma ubona noma yikuphi kwalokhu okulandelayo ngemva kokubuya endaweni lapho kungase kube khona ama-sand fleas, xhumana nodokotela ngokushesha:

• Uma unezilonda /amabala amhlophe emilenzeni yakho, emaqakaleni, noma kwenye indawo emzimbeni wakho.
• Uma isikhumba siluma, sibuhlungu, noma sibukeka sengathi siqhuma .
• Uma uba nomkhuhlane ngemva kokwelashwa kwe-Tungiasis, noma uma ubona imicu ebomvu esikhumbeni sakho (lokhu kungaba izimpawu zokutheleleka).

Yini okufanele uyibuze udokotela?

Ungabuza udokotela imibuzo efana nale:

• Yikuphi ukwelashwa okungcono kakhulu kwe-tungiasis?
• Yini engingayenza ukuze ngizivikele ku-Tungiasis lapho ngihamba?
• Yiziphi izimpawu ze-Tungiasis okufanele ngiziqaphele?
• Ingabe kufanele ngibheke nezinkinga?

Uyini umehluko phakathi kwe-Tungiasis nokulunywa yizimpukane okuvamile?

Umehluko obaluleke kakhulu ukuthi yizimpukane zesihlabathi kuphela (ezibangela i-tungiasis) ezimboza esikhumbeni sakho bese zimunca igazi. Ezinye izinhlobo zezimpukane ziza ebusweni besikhumba sakho bese zimunca igazi okwesikhashana. Ungase ubone amabhamuza amancane abomvu. Nakuba lokhu kulunywa kwezimpukane okuvamile kungaba yinto ecasulayo futhi ecasulayo, akulona usongo olukhulu empilweni njengalezo ezibangelwa yi-tungiasis, kodwa kunalokho kuyinkathazo.

Okokugcina, izinto okufanele uzikhumbule

Uma uya endaweni lapho kungenzeka khona ukuthi kube khona ama-sand fleas, kubalulekile ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuphepha ukuze unciphise ingozi yakho yokuthola i-tungiasis. Gqoka izicathulo ezivalekile ngokuphelele, amasokisi amboza amaqakala akho, bese ufaka umuthi okhethekile wokuxosha izinambuzane ezinyaweni zakho. Ngaphambi kokuhamba, buza udokotela wakho ukuthi ungawuthola kanjani umuthi onjalo wokuxosha izinambuzane.

Abantu abaningi abane-tungiasis bafuna ukwelashwa kokususa noma ukubulala i-sand flea. Ukuze kuncishiswe ingozi yokutheleleka nezinye izinkinga, kubalulekile ukufuna usizo lwezokwelapha olufanele ukuze kususwe i-sand flea. Khumbula, ungalokothi uzame ukwenza lokhu ekhaya wedwa. Ukuphepha kwakho kubaluleke kakhulu!

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